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Wander through the hues of Monet’s world inside the New York Botanical Garden, which recreates the landscapes that inspired the artist’s work in seasonally changing blooms. nybg.org

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Even the most beloved summer haunts can stand to undergo a little makeover. Under the new direction of designer, artist, and eternal surfer girl Alexandra Cassaniti, The Surf Lodge reopens as an escapist haven with a decidedly more low-key vibe. Partnerships with SLT Yoga and the Juicy Naam are in the works, and a new Australian-inspired eatery, Byron at the Surf Lodge, serves up simple yet thoughtful fare. thesurflodge.com

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While the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s Carnegie Mansion headquarters continue to undergo renovation, a stronghold of the collection will be summering in another rarefied locale: on New York’s Governors Island. “Graphic Design: Now in Production,” on view in a former army warehouse, ambitiously captures the genre (visually compelling posters, typography, logos, branding, and more) as it impacted—and was impacted by—cultural transformations in the post-2000 era. cooperhewitt.org

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Angelenos can indulge all five senses when Open Air Society’s film, food, and music fest Eat | See | Hear sets up its three-story-tall, inflatable movie screen every Saturday at a different grassy spot throughout town. Quebecois indie-rock transplants Islands kick off a string of live performances by local bands, while a fleet of L.A.’s finest food trucks sell sandwiches of the hot (Nom Nom’s zesty bánh mì) and cold (ice cream sliders by Coolhaus) variety. eatseehear.com

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In the heart of Chicago’s downtown “Loop,” sculptor and installation artist Jessica Stockholder will be painting the town, so to speak, covering buildings, sidewalks, and roads of the State Street intersection with vinyl panels of electric color. The public art project—the largest in the city’s history—will be on view (and live-streamed) through the end of summer. colorjamchicago.com

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Wildly well-received when it opened a few months ago in San Francisco’s Cole Valley, the vintage-style soda fountain and ice cream parlor rolls out its summer menu—a mix of classic and inventive sodas, as well as frappés, floats, malts, and milkshakes, with playful nomenclature to boot. In the season of frozen drinks, a Bonnie Vie No. 2 (pink grapefruit, turbinado syrup, citric acid, basil ice cream, and fresh basil), or a Stalk in the Park—a concoction of fountain syrup, cream, and fresh mint, garnished with a piece of celery—might be the perfect reason to grab a seat at the counter. theicecreambarsf.com

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“Three Boys from Pasadena: A Tribute to Helmut Newton,” on view at the Art Center College of Design’s Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, ties together works by Mark Arbeit, George Holz, and Just Loomis, former studio assistants to the legendary Vogue contributor and now successful photographers in their own right. Curated by Newton’s widow, June, the exhibition spotlights the individual styles of Newton’s protégés while displaying the provocative master’s unmistakable influence. artcenter.edu/williamson

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Located on Altadena’s bucolic Zane Grey Estate, 30 minutes north of L.A., the day-long workshop—one in a series offered by the institute (home-coffee roasting and milkcrafting are also on the summer curriculum)—taps into the food world’s urban homesteading obsession. Learn from local experts how to make your own bread, cheese, mustard varieties, and jams. instituteofdomestictechnology.com

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Corralling some of the city’s top-notch talent into the Renoir Hotel’s renovated ground floor, A Temporary Offering features a FoodLab diner helmed by a rotating cast of renowned local chefs (James Beard semifinalist Aaron London, pastry whiz William Werner), a drinking den by beloved mixology gurus The Bon Vivants, and a Luggage Store satellite gallery that proffers everything from locally roasted java to hard-to-find books and zines. We expect it will be #thebestpopupever. atemporaryoffering.com

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To mark the 50th anniversary of Shakespeare in the Park, the Public Theater is bringing in the big guns. For a one-night-only reading at the theater’s celebratory gala, Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline—whose performances in a plethora of the Bard’s plays have regaled New York audiences for decades—take on the title roles in Romeo and Juliet.shakespeareinthepark.org

Photo: Michal Daniel (Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in The Seagull, 2001, Shakespeare in the Park)